Star Trek Discovery — Series 2 Episode 4: An Obol For Charon

8th February, 2019.

Yep: I think — having looked out of my window, earlier — that I’m right.

When I say it’s awful out.

I’ll be frank, I don’t think it’s stopped raining since this morning, when I went out.

And looked grim, ever since.

Frankly?

I’m just glad I’ve had some laundry and cleaning up to do.

Along side the inevitable job-hunting … 

Oy … !

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One other thing I also noted in today’s introductory video?

Is that it’s Friday.

But you’ve possibly already guessed that bit, haven’t you … ?

It’s Friday.

And, for the past few Fridays?

I’ve been catching up with the CBS All Access second series of Star Trek: Discovery.

And, yes: it’s VERY frantic … 

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Episode 4 — An Obol for Charon — sees the crew of the Discovery on still on Spock’s trail.

Captain Pike (Anson Mount) has received a visit from Number One (Rebecca Romijn*): looking in on her commanding officer with details of the shuttle Spock has stolen … including it’s warp trail … 

There’s only one thing stopping the Discovery getting anywhere near the fleeing Vulcan officer.

A large — very large — biomechanical sphere that’s holding the Discovery at a dead stop … 

And seemingly, killing the Discovery’s highly empathic first officer, Saru (Doug Jones).

Science officer Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) has her work cut out for her.

And that’s before she finds out what’s happening to Ensign Tilly (Mary Wiseman) … 

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Now … 

Am I enjoying this series?

Yes, I am, actually.



Granted, this week’s episode is rather frantic: series one, I think, was slow in comparison.

On the other hand?   The story arc — the search for a potentially psychotic Spock — was tucked areaway, neatly: allowing the writers to concentrate on the immediate — and large — problem the characters were facing.

And allowing a little character development on the way: the relationship between Michael and Saru … ?   Has grown. a little.

There’s something else, too.

In amongst the seriousness?

Ensign Tilly has an Amusing Comedy Hair Moment … 

You can’t get enough of those, can you … ?

*        Not that I’m an expert on make up … But I can help but think in designing Rebecca Romijn make up this episode?   They’ve gone for a very 1960s colour palette.   Which — to me, at any rate — makes sense.   The original series Enterprise was supposed to be be a sci-fi version of a 1960s US battleship.   So 1960s in as much as possible?   Well …